Courtney LiimatainenHist 2322Napoleonic WarsEurope has a long history of conflict. Before the Napoleonic Wars which took place between 1799 and 1815, there were other conflicts in the 18th century, such as the Great Northern War, the Seven Years' War, the Pugachev Rebellion, and the French Revolutionary Wars . Under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte, France quickly fought many European nations to repeatedly defeat the armies of Austria, Prussia, and Russia in the series of conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars. The War of the First Coalition, which began in 1793 and ended a few years before Napoleon took power, challenged all European nations and some nations of Egypt, America and South America. The first campaign of the Napoleonic Wars was the War of the Second Coalition. This coalition of the nations of Russia, Great Britain, Austria, Portugal, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Naples was formed against the French, the nation of Napoleon, in 1798. The Nations were not successful because they did not share the same goals and at this time in history the countries were not determined to take power over France. Napoleon was very enthusiastic about launching this expedition, as he was already involved in the East and also hated Britain. Bonaparte then shows him that he was not part of the war in Egypt because he was fighting the British. The Russians were under the authority of General Alexander Suvorov and the fighting took place mainly in northern Italy and Switzerland. General Alexander Suvorov got off to a good start by repairing some of the damage caused by Napoleon in Italy. Napoleon was so powerful that his French nation ultimately defeated the Russians. In 1800, defeating the A...... middle of paper ...... damaged the foundations of his soldiers and his own power and he was also put in prison on Saint Helena. Louis XVIII was back on the throne and the Allies now had a lot of resentment against the French. The Napoleonic Wars affected Europe politically and also changed military tactics. Napoleon changed many laws in France because he was the political and military leader. The long term impact was the Napoleonic Code, still today the Napoleonic Code exists in France. Laws around the world were affected by the Napoleonic Code. This set of laws helped establish a democracy of economic stability, because it establishes a new law that can eliminate the old customary laws of the monarchical regime. We have constitutions today because of his political ideology. Immediate impacts follow the list of military education, civil law and military organization.